Oct 2017   Group Tour: The Drum Heritage Tour with Betty Griffin       12 Days, 16 people 

It was the second time after 2009 that Betty and Joe Griffin, both members of an active heritage association that ist built around pioneer settlers in Catawaba County NC, brought decendants of the Drumm family to Germany. Some of them relate to a famous palatine traveling musician: George Drumm form Erdesbach, who as an immigrant band leader became the famous composer of the ceremonial march "Hail to the Chief". Others relate to Johann Drumm, sculpture and artist from Ulmet. No wonder that the Drumms from Ulmet arranged a welcome at the church, invited their US cousins to excursions and get togethers and shared hospitality in many ways. One of the Drum families runs a grill in Kusel that is named after the local famous Kaiserslautern soccer team "Red Devils"- "Teufel Grill". The US Drums came as a surprise for them. Other receptions were arranged at the home of Franz Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown 1683, at Europe's oldest Riesling vineyard, in a fabulous hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland and for a farewell at Munichs famous Hofbräuhaus. in 2019 Betty and Joe came back on a private tour.